.A provocative "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has been drifted observing its own damaging defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective and also taught its own moderators to be looking for players looking for repeat blockages? Court on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's men surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the last term to shed through 3 factors at the SCG, and also reverse their finals chances. Watch every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure success. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it held the perk at the ultimate adjustment. "They terminated the account video games (in 2014). This year ... they have not quite had the capacity to get it carried out," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that might be. "We admired Collingwood in 2015 for its own ability to close video games down-- obtain replay standstills, keep it in strict, established exactly how they desire to put together," he proceeded, citing instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the deal with, (they) reset, acquire an additional standstill, and they can easily get the video game on their terms, and also they can easily simply take time off the time clock. "( But) the reception sprays out and it led to the very first goal (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "Then simply pair of mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to do he desires to take the take on, go to ground, get a ball-up-- however possibly as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's acquiring mindful. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, an additional goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the stress behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- typically he 'd just take the address, he would certainly lose his hips, obtain one more deduction-- he stresses a little bit, lets it spill out, which was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I just thought Collingwood merely shed a little bit of their potential (to close out close video games) ... all those little bit of things amounted to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Double premiership player David King postured the theory to Montagna that possibly the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also maybe the moderators were actually specifically watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the past St. got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a good conspiracy idea," he said. "Possibly they (the AFL and its own peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and do these points, (perhaps they're claiming) 'let's be aware of it'. "I assume that is actually decent, considering that they've performed it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be specifically unclean about its crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th posture on the ladder and also need to have a wonder to apply for the finals from here-- closing matchups along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.